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Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing semiconductor device

a semiconductor and semiconductor technology, applied in the direction of semiconductor devices, basic electric elements, electrical appliances, etc., can solve the problems of parasitic capacitance between, increase in resolution, etc., and achieve the effect of increasing the screen size of display devices, low manufacturing cost, and relatively simple manufacturing process

Inactive Publication Date: 2018-05-29
SEMICON ENERGY LAB CO LTD
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Benefits of technology

The present invention aims to improve the reliability and performance of transistors including oxide semiconductor films, particularly in the case of staggered transistors. The invention also aims to provide a semiconductor device with low power consumption, high on-state current, low off-state current, and a small pixel pitch for high-resolution display devices. The invention also introduces a novel semiconductor device with improved stability and performance.

Problems solved by technology

However, an increase in the screen size of a display device or an increase in the resolution of an image on a display device (e.g., a high-resolution display device typified by a 4 k×2 k display device (3840 pixels in the horizontal direction and 2160 pixels in the vertical direction) or an 8 k×4 k display device (7680 pixels in the horizontal direction and 4320 pixels in the vertical direction)) might cause parasitic capacitance between a gate electrode and source and drain electrodes in an inverted staggered transistor.
Depending on the value of the parasitic capacitance, a signal delay or the like becomes more severe, leading to degradation of the display quality of the display device.

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[0110]In this embodiment, examples of a semiconductor device including an oxide semiconductor film and a method for manufacturing the semiconductor device are described with reference to FIGS. 1A to 1C, FIGS. 2A to 2D, FIGS. 3A to 3D, FIGS. 4A to 4D, FIGS. 5A to 5C, FIGS. 6A to 6D, FIGS. 7A to 7D, FIGS. 8A to 8D, FIGS. 9A and 9B, FIGS. 10A and 10B, FIGS. 11A and 11B, FIGS. 12A and 12B, FIGS. 13A and 13B, FIGS. 14A and 14B, and FIGS. 15A and 15B.

[0111]An example of a semiconductor device including an oxide semiconductor film is illustrated in FIGS. 1A to 1C. As an example of the semiconductor device, a transistor is shown here. Note that the transistor in FIGS. 1A to 1C has a staggered (top-gate) structure.

[0112]FIG. 1A is a top view of a transistor 100. FIG. 1B is a cross-sectional view taken along dashed-dotted line X1-X2 in FIG. 1A. FIG. 1C is a cross-sectional view taken along dashed-dotted line Y1-Y2 in FIG. 1A. For clarity, FIG. 1A does not illustrate some components such as an...

embodiment 2

[0311]In this embodiment, examples of a semiconductor device including a silicon film and a method for manufacturing the semiconductor device are described with reference to FIGS. 16A to 16C, FIGS. 17A to 17D, FIGS. 18A to 18D, FIGS. 19A to 19D, FIGS. 20A to 20C, FIGS. 21A to 21C, and FIGS. 22A and 22B. Note that a structure in which n-channel low-temperature polycrystalline silicon (low-temperature polysilicon) is used for a silicon film is described as an example in this embodiment.

[0312]An example of a semiconductor device including an oxide semiconductor film is illustrated in FIGS. 16A to 16C. As an example of the semiconductor device, a transistor is shown here. Note that the transistor in FIGS. 16A to 16C has a staggered (top-gate) structure.

[0313]FIG. 16A is a top view of a transistor 200. FIG. 16B is a cross-sectional view taken along dashed-dotted line X1-X2 in FIG. 16A. FIG. 16C is a cross-sectional view taken along dashed-dotted line Y1-Y2 in FIG. 16A. For clarity, FIG. ...

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[0453]In this embodiment, the composition and structure of an oxide semiconductor that can be used in one embodiment of the present invention are described with reference to FIGS. 23A to 23C, FIG. 24, FIGS. 25A and 25B, FIGS. 26A to 26E, FIGS. 27A to 27E, FIGS. 28A to 28D, FIGS. 29A and 29B, and FIG. 30.

[0454]Composition of an oxide semiconductor is described below.

[0455]An oxide semiconductor preferably contains at least indium or zinc. In particular, indium and zinc are preferably contained. In addition, aluminum, gallium, yttrium, tin, or the like is preferably contained. Furthermore, one or more elements selected from boron, silicon, titanium, iron, nickel, germanium, zirconium, molybdenum, lanthanum, cerium, neodymium, hafnium, tantalum, tungsten, magnesium, or the like may be contained.

[0456]Here, the case where an oxide semiconductor contains indium, an element M, and zinc is considered. The element M is aluminum, gallium, yttrium, tin, or the like. Alternatively, the element...

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Abstract

In a semiconductor device including an oxide semiconductor, a change in electrical characteristics is suppressed and reliability is improved. A miniaturized transistor including an oxide semiconductor is provided. A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device including an oxide semiconductor film includes the following steps: forming an oxide semiconductor film; forming an insulating film over the oxide semiconductor film; forming a conductive film over the insulating film; forming a first protective film over the conductive film; and forming a second protective film over the first protective film. The first protective film, the conductive film, and the insulating film are processed using the second protective film as a mask. After the second protective film is removed, the conductive film and the insulating film are processed using the first protective film as a mask to have a smaller area than that of the second protective film.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]1. Field of the Invention[0002]One embodiment of the present invention relates to a semiconductor device and a method for manufacturing the semiconductor device.[0003]Note that one embodiment of the present invention is not limited to the above technical field. The technical field of one embodiment of the invention disclosed in this specification and the like relates to an object, a method, or a manufacturing method. In addition, the present invention relates to a process, a machine, manufacture, or a composition of matter. In particular, one embodiment of the present invention relates to a semiconductor device, a display device, a light-emitting device, a power storage device, a memory device, a driving method thereof, or a manufacturing method thereof.[0004]In this specification and the like, a semiconductor device generally means a device that can function by utilizing semiconductor characteristics. A semiconductor element such as a transistor, a ...

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Patent Type & Authority Patents(United States)
IPC IPC(8): H01L27/12
CPCH01L27/1288H01L27/127H01L27/1225H01L27/1222H01L27/1218H01L29/66969H01L29/78621H01L29/78648H01L29/7869H01L29/78696
Inventor YAMAZAKI, SHUNPEISATO, TAKAHIROJINTYOU, MASAMI
Owner SEMICON ENERGY LAB CO LTD